Ice-tongs.



PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

vG. A. WALKER.

ICE TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED SIG-P1221. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. WALKER, OF JET, OKLAHOMA. i

ICE-TONGS.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed. $eptember 21, 1907. Serial No. 393.988.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WALKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Jet, in the county of Woods,State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIce-Tongs; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to ice tongs, and it aims to provide anexceedingly simple and inexpensive implement of that class upon which anice pick and a saw are likewise formed, whereby the implement may beutilized in carrying a block of ice from one point to another, as Wellas in sawing and splitting the same. into small pieces after theirdestination has been reached.

To this end the invention consists in the particular construction,combination, and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter fullydescribed, specifically claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which a front elevation of the implement is shown' In itspractical embodiment theimplement comprises a pair of arms 5 and 6 whichare the andle portions. The shapeof the arm differs from that of the armof an ordinary pair of ice tongs in that the operating portion of thelatter are bowed while in the present instance, the operating portion ofeach arm is approximately straight, as shown.

The arm 5 is provided upon its outer edge with a series of laterallyprojecting teeth 7, to form a saw, while upon the free end of the armand extending in alinement therewith, there is formed a spike 8 whichtapers to a point, the sides of the spike being provided Withlongitudinal grooves or channels 9. Adjacent the base of the spike orpick there is formed upon. the inner edge of said arm a single tooth 10which projects laterally towards the free end of the arm. 6, which islikewise provided with a correspondingly located tooth 11.

From the foregoing description it will be plivoted together scissorsfashion,towards apparent that a block of ice may be carried from onepoint to another, and deposited in the ice box, or other receptacle, byengagin the teeth 10 and 11 therewith in the usua manner. The block,when its destination has been reached, can be sawed into smaller blockswhich may be split or broken into pieces of the desired size by thespike 8.

The edges of the grooves or channels which are formed in the s ike arepreferably sharpened so as to provi e cutting edges, or in other wordsthe spike is scalloped in cross section. It is to be understood,however,

' that instead of channeling the spike the cutting edges may be providedby forming the spike in the shape of a pyramid.

What is claimed, is,

1. The combination, in an ice implement of a pair of pivoted arms, aseries of sawteeth formed upon the outer edge of one of said arms, alongitudinally extending tapered snike formed on the outer end of saidarm, a laterally-extending tooth formed on the inner edge of said armadjacent the base of said spike, and a laterally-projecting tooth formedon the inner edge of the other arm directly opposite the last-mentionedtooth and extending towards the same.

2. The combination, in an ice implement, of a pair of pivoted arms, theoperating portion of each arm lying in a straight line, a longitudinallyextending spike formed on the outer end of one of said arms and providedwith a series of longitudinal cutting edges, a

series of saw teeth formed upon the outer edge of said arm, a laterallyextending tooth formed on the inner edge of said arm adj acent the baseof said s ike, and a laterallyprojecting tooth forme on theinner edge ofthe other arm directly op site the astmentioned tooth'and extendingtowards the same.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. WALKER. Witnesses:

OnAs. T. POWELL, F. P. CARY.

